BUSINESS AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES DOD AWARDED CONTRACTS

McCann World Group Inc., New York, New York was awarded a $377,000,000 modification (P00017) to contract W9124D-11-D-0036 for the Army recruiting advertising campaign, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2017. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. Army Contracting Command, Ft. Knox, Kentucky, is the contracting activity.

Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $51,200,000 modification (P00018) to contract W58RGZ-12-C-0055 for Version 4 retrofit kits for the Apache helicopter, AH-64E, Lots 1-4. Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2018. Fiscal 2015 other procurement funds in the amount of $25,088,000 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $7,229,933 modification (0003) to contract W31P4Q-13-G-0003 for Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missile segment enhancement services to support the Integrated Air and Missile Defense program with flight test and integration support, as well as a Software – Fire Solution Computeroptimization option. Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 30, 2017. Fiscal 2016 research, development, testing and evaluation funds in the amount of $5,000,000 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Casbe Industries, Temecula, California (N66001-16-D-0095); Clint Precision Manufacturing, San Diego, California (N66001-16-D-0096); Design West Technologies Inc., Tustin, California (N66001-16-D-0097); Dye Precision CNC Inc., San Diego, California (N66001-16-D-0099); Eastwood Machine LLC, Santee, California (N66001-16-D-0100); JMT Inc., Norwalk, California (N66001-16-D-0101); Lobart Instruments, Pacoima, California (N66001-16-D-0102); Precise Industries Inc., Brea, California (N66001-16-D-0103); V&T Tooling, Temecula, California (N66001-16-D-0105); and WFW Industries LLC, San Diego, California (N66001-16-D-0106) are being awarded a combined $18,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-price, multiple award contract to provide custom fabricated parts utilizing a variety of manufacturing capabilities in support of rapid prototyping. All 10 contractors will have the opportunity to compete for task orders during the ordering period. This three-year contract includes two one-year options which, if exercised, would bring the potential value of this contract to $30,000,000. Work will be performed at the respective contractor’s facilities as needed in Temecula, California; Tustin, California; Santee, California; Norwalk, California; Pacoima, California; and Brea, California. Work is expected to be completed by Nov. 7, 2018, if all options are exercised. Funding will be obligated via task orders as they are issued. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. The types of funding to be obligated include operations and maintenance (Navy); and research, development test and evaluation. This contract was competitively procured via request for proposal N66001-15-R-0095 published on the Federal Business Opportunities website, and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command e-Commerce Central website, with 14 offers received and 10 selected for award. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.

Oceaneering International Inc., Hanover, Maryland, is being awarded $12,910,944 cost-plus-award-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-05-C-4208 for Transfer Under Pressure (TUP) component integration efforts for the Submarine Decompression System (SDS). The contract was awarded to provide program management, integrated logistics support, fabrication, system integration, testing, and certification of the final phase of the Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System (SRDRS) TUP capability hardware configuration items of the SDS. The Navy requires the TUP capability to support treatment of rescued submariners and to prevent decompression sickness and death following a disabled submarine event. Work will be performed in Hanover, Maryland, and is expected to be complete by March 31, 2018. No funds will be obligated at time of award. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, Virginia, is being awarded an $8,548,171 modification to previously awarded contract N00024-12-C-2101 to exercise options for planning and design yard functions for standard Navy valves in support of nuclear powered submarines. Work will be performed in Newport News, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by November 2016. Fiscal 2016 operation and maintenance (Navy); and fiscal 2016 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funding, in the amount of $3,166,954 will be obligated at the time of award, and funds in the amount of $3,000,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

BAE Systems Electronics and Information Systems Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire, has been awarded an $81,389,729 firm-fixed-price contract for Digital Electronic Warfare System Countermeasures Missile Warning System spares. Contractor will provide classified and unclassified spares line replacement units and line replaceable modules required for supporting the F-15 modernization program. Work will be performed at Nashua, New Hampshire, and is expected to be complete by Dec. 31, 2018. This contract is 100 percent foreign military sales to the Saudi Arabia. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8540-16-C-0005).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Cummins Mid-South, Memphis, Tennessee, has been awarded a maximum $19,526,167 fixed-price with price-redetermination, indefinite-quantity contract in support of multiple weapon systems programs. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1). This is a three-year contract with two one-year option periods. Location of performance is Tennessee, with a Nov. 5, 2018, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2016 through fiscal 2019 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Columbus, Ohio (SPE7LX-16-D-0023).

WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES

Alutiiq Advanced Security Solutions LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, is being awarded a $16,571,579 firm-fixed-price contract to acquire security officer services for leased spaces within the National Capital Region. Work performance will take place in Alexandria, Virginia; Arlington, Virginia; Falls Church, Virginia; Reston, Virginia; and Silver Spring, Maryland. Fiscal 2016 building management funds in the amount of $16,571,579 are being obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The expected completion date is Nov. 30, 2016. Washington Headquarters Services, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting office.

*Small business

AIR FORCE

ATK Launch Systems Inc., Corrine, Utah, has been awarded a $790,300,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, maximum ceiling contract for intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) propulsion subsystem support. Contractor will provide sustaining engineering support and program management support services for the ICBM propulsion subsystem. The primary focus will be to ensure any modifications or changes to the propulsion subsystem will maintain and improve system-level performance. Work will be performed at Corrine and Magna Utah, and is expected to be complete by Nov. 4, 2016. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition with three offers received. Fiscal 2016 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $6,025,800 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Nuclear Weapon Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8214-16-C-0001).

ARMY

Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $661,840,250 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the design, architecture engineering, configuration management, system integration, aircraft integration, testing, technical and logistics support of the Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Enhanced (ARL-E) system. Bids were solicited via the Internet with three received with an estimated completion date of Nov. 3, 2020. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W56KGY-16-D-0001).

Hentzen Coatings,* Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was awarded a $9,826,086 firm-fixed-price contract to supply paint to the Red River Army Depot paint shop. Bids were solicited via the Internet with two received, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 5, 2019. Funding and work location will be determined with each order. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-16-D-0021).

Dirtworks Inc. of Vicksburg,* Vicksburg, Mississippi, was awarded a $7,640,844 firm-fixed-price contract to waterproof Upper Concordia Lake levee and berms. Bids were solicited via the Internet with three received. Work will be performed in Vidalia, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2016. Fiscal 2015 other procurement funds in the amount of $7,640,844 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Mississippi, is the contracting activity (W912EE-16-C-0002).

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Mission Systems and Training (MST), Manassas, Virginia, is being awarded a $129,401,530 modification under a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-6294) to exercise options for fiscal 2016 Acoustic Rapid Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Insertion (A-RCI) system engineering and technical support. MST shall continue the development and production of A-RCI systems. A-RCI is a sonar system that integrates and improves towed array, hull array, sphere array, and other ship sensor processing, through rapid insertion of COTS-based hardware and software. The contract provides funding for the development and production of the A-RCI and common acoustics processing for Technology Insertion 12 through Technology Insertion 14 for the U.S. submarine fleet and for foreign military sales. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia (95 percent); and Syracuse, New York (5 percent), and is expected to be completed by December 2016. Fiscal 2016 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy); fiscal 2011 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy); and fiscal 2016 operation and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $6,552,057 is being obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, is being awarded a $65,801,757 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-13-C-0012) for the procurement of 22 MH-60R full-rate production Lot XIII Airborne Low Frequency Sonar systems for the Navy (20), and the government of Saudi Arabia (2), including associated program management support. Work will be performed in Brest, France (59 percent); Portsmouth, Rhode Island (37 percent); and Johnstown, Pennsylvania (4 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2018. Fiscal 2015 aircraft procurement (Navy) and foreign military sales funds in the amount of $65,801,757 are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification combines purchases for the Navy ($59,819,779; 91 percent), and the government of Saudi Arabia ($5,981,978; 9 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is being awarded $14,546,660 for firm-fixed-price delivery order 7001 under previously awarded basic ordering agreement N00383-15-G-009H for the repair of 137 units in support of the H-60 Multi-Spectral Targeting System Forward Looking InfraRed. Work will be performed at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast, Jacksonville, Florida, and work is expected to be completed by November 2017. No contract funds will be obligated at the time of award. Navy working capital funds will be obligated as individual delivery orders are issued, and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was a sole-source pursuant to the authority set forth in 10 U.S. Code 2304(C)(2). The requirement was posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website and the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.

Chavis’ Inc.,* Maxton, North Carolina (N40085-16-D-6310); G.T. Painting & Construction Co. Inc.,* Hopewell, Virginia (N40085-16-D-6311); Olympic Enterprises Inc.,* Hubert, North Carolina (N40085-16-D-6312); Pro Coating Services Inc.,* Jacksonville, North Carolina (N40085-16-D-6313); Vima Construction Corp.,* Dallas, North Carolina (N40085-16-D-6314); and WB Brawley Co.,* Wilmington, North Carolina (N40085-16-D-6315), are each being awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, multiple award design-bid-build construction contract for general painting projects in the Marine Corps Installation (MCI) East area of responsibility (AOR). The maximum dollar value including the base period and four option years for all six contracts combined is $10,000,000. The work to be performed provides for general painting services including, but not limited to, interior and/or exterior painting of various buildings, structures, facilities, equipment, miscellaneous apparatus and components, roadway markings, signage, and other infrastructure, incidental preparation, repair and/or replacement of interior/exterior surfaces, interior/exterior repairs, removal of asbestos materials and lead paint, and incidental related work. Olympic Enterprises Inc. is being awarded task order 0001 at $14,125 for the painting of buildings AS515, TC1060, TC1061, TC1062, TC1063 and RR405 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, North Carolina. Work for this task order is expected to be completed by May 2016. All work on these contracts will be performed within the MCI East AOR which includes North Carolina (90 percent); Georgia (3 percent); South Carolina (3 percent); and Virginia (3 percent). Work may also be performed in the remainder of the U.S. (1 percent). The term of the contract is not to exceed 60 months, with an expected completion date of November 2020. Fiscal 2016 operation and maintenance (Marine Corps) contract funds in the amount of $39,125 are obligated on these awards and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. These contracts were competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with six proposals received. These six contractors may compete for task orders under the terms and conditions of the awarded contract. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

Benaka Inc.,* New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, is being awarded $9,624,000 for firm-fixed-price task order JU01 under a previously awarded, multiple award construction contract (N40085-14-D-5247) for construction of a laundry room, building renovations and repairs in building 2003 at Marine Corps Base Quantico. Building renovations include selective structural, electrical, plumbing, and painting throughout the building. Renovations also include installation of new floor tile and cove base, one new storefront type wall, new electrical circuits, lighting, water supply and sanitary drains, ventilation systems, and government furnished washers and dryers. Work will be performed in Quantico, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by July 2017. Fiscal 2016 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $9,624,000 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Two proposals were received for this task order. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

*Small business

ARMY

Airbus Defense and Space Inc., Herndon, Virginia, was awarded a $65,828,056 modification (P00945) to contract W58RGZ-06-C-0194 for Lakota helicopters with ARC radio 231 mission equipment package. Work will be performed in Herndon, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2017. Fiscal 2016 other procurement funds in the amount of $65,828,056 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Ernst & Young, Washington, District of Columbia, was awarded a $24,552,712 modification (P00012) to contract W91CRB-14-F-0013 for Army audit readiness and general fund financial statement improvement. Work will be performed in Washington, District of Columbia, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 3, 2016. Fiscal 2016 operations and maintenance (Army), and other procurement funds in the amount of $22,025,941 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

NAVY

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. – Marine Systems (NGSC-MS), Sunnyvale, California, is being awarded a $31,599,538 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide field services at sites and shipyards and includes equipment repairs, integrated logistics support, technical documentation and publication support, and continuing reliability and performance evaluation. NGSC-MS will also provide the U.S. and United Kingdom expendable hardware (D5 gas generator cases and launch tube closures, spare and repair parts), and Strategic Systems Programs Alterations including refresh of the launcher subsystem components to address obsolescence of existing hardware. The refresh of the launcher subsystem will include update of the firing circuit with a laser-based launcher initiation system and the overhaul and refurbishment of the fleet population of missile hoists. The contractor will manufacture steel ballast closures, firing unit test simulators, stanchions and tactical closure containers in support of New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. In support of the Strategic Weapons System Ashore Test Facility, NGSC-MS will also provide the required equipment and technical support for preparation leading to the Test Bay #1 Missile Service Unit certification. The maximum dollar value, including the base period and four option years, is $223,587,869. Work will be performed in Sunnyvale, California (58 percent); Bangor, Washington (20 percent); Kings Bay, Georgia (20 percent); St. Charles, Missouri (1 percent); and Cape Canaveral, Florida (1 percent), with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2016. If all options are exercised, work will continue through Sept. 30, 2020. Subject to availability, fiscal 2016 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $27,970,771; and United Kingdom funds in the amount of $3,628,767, will be obligated at the time of award. Contract funds in the amount of $27,970,771 will expire Sept. 30, 2016. This contract was a sole-source acquisition in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and (4). Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00030-16-C-0010).

CORRECTION: The undefinitized contract action announced Nov 3 to Lockheed Martin Corp. had the incorrect fiscal year of obligated funds. The correct fiscal year is 2015.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded an undefinitized contractual action not-to-exceed $5,370,955,495 to the previously awarded low-rate initial production Lot IX F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter advance acquisition contract (N00019-14-C-0002). This modification provides for the procurement of 41 F-35A aircraft, including 26 F-35As for the Air Force; six F-35As for Norway; seven F-35As for Israel; two F-35As for Japan; 12 F-35Bs, including six for the Marine Corps and six for the British Royal Navy; and two F-35Cs for the Navy. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (30 percent); El Segundo, California (25 percent); Warton, United Kingdom (20 percent); Orlando, Florida (10 percent); Nashua, New Hampshire (5 percent); Nagoya, Japan (5 percent); and Baltimore, Maryland (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2017. Fiscal 2016 aircraft procurement (Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy); and non-U.S. Department of Defense participants and foreign military sales funds in the amount of $625,099,999, are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity

AIR FORCE

Northrop Grumman Information Systems, El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $9,179,598 modification (P00032) to previously awarded contract FA8808-13-C-0001 for Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Segment protected key management architecture (KMA). Contractor will assist in transitioning from the current KMA to the protected satellite communication KMA by providing factory testing and support for operational transitional planning. Work will be performed at El Segundo, California, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2017. Fiscal 2015 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $6,959,465 are being obligated at the time of award. Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is the contracting activity.

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